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CLIDSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
153 AM CDT MON APR 25 2005

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...THE DES MOINES CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 24 2005...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1878 TO 2005

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         60    529 PM  89    1989  65     -5       55       
  MINIMUM         30    534 AM  24    1967  43    -13       48       
  AVERAGE         45                        54     -9       52      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.46 1897   0.13  -0.13     0.57    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.71                      2.80   1.91     4.15    
  SINCE MAR 1      6.32                      5.01   1.31     7.63    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.95                      7.23   1.72    10.60    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.1  1910   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       2.4   -2.4      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      1.2                       6.5   -5.3     17.5     
  SINCE JUL 1     19.8                      36.1  -16.3     58.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       20                        11      9       13       
  MONTH TO DATE  178                       378   -200      298       
  SINCE MAR 1    959                      1204   -245      991       
  SINCE JUL 1   5357                      6206   -849     5851       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   19                         6     13       15       
  SINCE MAR 1     19                         7     12       16       
  SINCE JAN 1     19                         7     12       16       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  98 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    69           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     22           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    46                                                       
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THE DES MOINES CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        88      1949                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        28      1934                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 25 2005.........SUNRISE   619 AM CDT   SUNSET   806 PM CDT   
APRIL 26 2005.........SUNRISE   618 AM CDT   SUNSET   807 PM CDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          

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...THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 24 2005...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1920 TO 2005

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         58    432 PM  88    1989  65     -7       57       
  MINIMUM         29    457 AM  27    1967  45    -16       47       
  AVERAGE         44                        55    -11       52      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.92 1925   0.12  -0.12     0.19    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.91                      2.53   1.38     0.88    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.78                      4.88  -0.10     5.51    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.15                      7.04   1.11     7.92    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          MM      MM   T      0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       1.9   -1.9      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                       5.6   -5.6      9.4     
  SINCE JUL 1      7.0                      27.1  -20.1     38.7     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       21                        11     10       13       
  MONTH TO DATE  219                       354   -135      320       
  SINCE MAR 1   1042                      1143   -101     1001       
  SINCE JUL 1   5473                      5930   -457     5865       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    9                         2      7       20       
  SINCE MAR 1      9                         2      7       20       
  SINCE JAN 1      9                         2      7       20       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    30   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    36   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    69           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     28           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    49                                                       
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THE OTTUMWA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        89      1986                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        23      1934                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 25 2005.........SUNRISE   615 AM CDT   SUNSET   801 PM CDT   
APRIL 26 2005.........SUNRISE   614 AM CDT   SUNSET   802 PM CDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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